About this title: Ayn Rand's bestseller tells the story of a staunchly individualist architect (based on Frank Lloyd Wright) who combats the collectivist (i.e., mediocre) impulses of his fellow Americans. The book is both a compulsively readable, steamy novel and an articulation of Rand's views.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 1952
ISBN-13:9780451133199ISBN:0451133196
Description: Good. Cover type-This book is a hardcover copy. The dust cover of this book is missing. However, book in a very good condition **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780141188621ISBN:0141188626
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1952-04-01
ISBN-13:9780451133199ISBN:0451133196
Description: Good. This book has been enjoyed by a previous owner. It has minor cover and/or edge wear, some writing in the front pages, and shows minor page tanning. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: New American Library
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780451191151ISBN:0451191153
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. well used but perfectly readable copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 704 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Very good. 1994 Original Tapes & Packageing by Highbridge Audio. Listened to Once. Excellent Condition! No Remainder Mark, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Description: Very good. 1994 Original Tapes & Packageing by Highbridge Audio. Listened to Once. Excellent Condition! No Remainder Mark, 100% satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Edition: Reissue
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet, New York
Date Published: 1968
ISBN-13:9780451118103ISBN:0451118103
Description: Good. No Jacket. Remainder. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION. 24h printing with 1968 introduction by the author. Age darkened; spine crease; cover worn, creased & missing upper right corner. No stated ISBN. Remainder mark on upper & lower edges. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet, New York
Date Published: 1943
Description: Very Good. Novel Very good paperback, " It is the story of a gifted young architect, his violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggled to defeat him. " Happy Reading! ! ! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780451191151ISBN:0451191153
Description: Good. Clean inside and cover, wear to spine Goodwillnyonline carries a wide range of quality new and used items at competitive prices. Goodwillnyonline is operated by Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern New Jersey. A major provider of services for people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1952-04-01
ISBN-13:9780451158239ISBN:0451158237
Description: Good. Edge & corner wear. Creases to spine & cover. Pages clean & tight with light tanning. All U.S. orders shipped with tracking number & e-mail confirmation. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1952-04-01
ISBN-13:9780451158239ISBN:0451158237
Description: Good. Edge & corner wear. Creases to cover. Pages clean & tight with tanning. All U.S. orders shipped with tracking number & e-mail confirmation. read more
"This is a book that has an excellent command of language. It is the type of book which a reader will read over and over--including me. The characters are as up to date today as when the book was written."
"This book was good. I ordered it after I watched the movie about Ayn Rand's life. I also watched the movie The Fountainhead. The book was different than most but good reading."
"I am working my way through the works of Ayn Rand, an author who was mentioned in hushed, scandalized tones when I was a young man...certainly not the kind of book allowed in school libraries. Now that I am a high school teacher, I wish Rand's works were more widely read because of her belief in individualism. The Fountainhead is the story of an uncompromising young architect who sets himself against the establishment, celebrating functional design over slavish imitation and empty ornamentation. The plot is a bit like a Greek tragedy in which the hero's strengths are his greatest liabilities. Roark's refusal to submit to groupthink threatens lesser men who try to destroy him. They fail in part because he is as immune to external condemnation as he is to others' praise. His faith in the rightness of his work is its own reward. Predictable at times, perhaps a bit long, a very good book that makes important points and misses real greatness by very little."
"A book that was difficult to read. From the first pages I disliked all the characters. The supposedly kind characters are portrayed as pushovers and wimps, so equally unfavorable. Rand tries to make you believe that the hero of her story is to be admired. The more characters were introduced the more unlikable and extreme Rand's Objectivism shines through like a dark light. What an obnoxious world she is revering in this story. That is perhaps too unkind. (not that any of Rand's fans would care) I realize I'm not able to understand complete solitude and total disregard for relationships and the importance of community and 'feelings' that connect people together."
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